NGC3169 Galaxy in Sextans
DATE | 23 Feb 2014 |
TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm |
EXPOSURE | binning 1: composite image, 15 min |
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 25 |
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | NGC3169 = 71 NGC3166 = 76 SDSS J101428.73+033435.0 = 6,957 SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 = 10,275 SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 = 6,006 |
MAGNITUDE | NGC3169 = 10.8b NGC3166 = 11.3b SDSS J101428.73+033435.0 = 19.7g SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 = 18.1g SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 = 21.6g |
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC3169 = 10:14:15.00 +03:27:58.0 NGC3166 = 10:13:45.60 +03:25:29.0 SDSS J101428.73+033435.0 = 10:14:28.70 +03:34:35.0 SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 = 10:14:25.10 +03:20:04.0 SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 = 10:14:49.50 +03:26:01.0 |
POSITION ANGLE: | |
Rotation Velocity km/s | NGC3169 = 156 NGC3166 = 321 (gas) |
Size (Light Years) | NGC3169 = 98,000 (POSS1 103a-O) NGC3166 = 104,000 (POSS1 103a-O) |
DETAILS | NGC3169 is a spiral with LINER-type Active Galaxy Nucleus. Thick dust lanes surround it. Supernovae occurred here : SN 1984E and SN 2003cg. NGC3166 is a weakly barred spiral and also a LINER type galaxy. Supernova SN 2012cw occurred here. SDSS J101428.73+033435.0, SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 and SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 are QSOs. |